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Wilhoit, Stephen – 1990
Composition instructors interested in fostering the development of their students' critical thinking skills can modify the thematic writing approach to that effect. Focusing an introductory composition course around one central theme, rather than on many, can offer students an explicit model of how knowledge, skills, and dispositions interact when…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
